Special features relating to adjustment for wear or play; Wear indicators

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    Pivot joint assembly

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    • Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
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    Socket assembly with antirotation spring washer

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    • Issue date Oct 24, 2023
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    Socket assembly with a retention device

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    • Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
    • Glen C. Parker
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    Ball joint

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    • Super ATV, LLC
    • Todd Keller
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    Socket assembly and method of making a socket assembly

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    Ball joint holder with limiting element

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    • Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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    System and a method for detecting wear of a ball-joint connection d...

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    Socket assembly and method of making a socket assembly

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    • Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
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    Joint assembly for motion simulator

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    Ball-socket grommet

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    • NIFCO AMERICA CORP.
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    Pivot joint assembly

    • Patent number 11,053,972
    • Issue date Jul 6, 2021
    • Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
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    Ball joint

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    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Bernd Grannemann
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    Method of determining wear in a bearing surface

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    • Arnaud Turmeau
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    Ball joint sensor

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    • Brandon Mitchel
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    Radial ball joint for a vehicle

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    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
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    Ball joint, and stabilizer link using same

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    Compression loaded ball socket assembly

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    Railway vehicle and joint connector thereof

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    Stabilizer link

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    • Issue date Sep 17, 2019
    • NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
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    Ball joint assembly

    • Patent number 10,308,089
    • Issue date Jun 4, 2019
    • Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
    • James Elterman
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    Ball joint assembly having friction coated components and methods o...

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    System and method for detecting overloading, wear and/or failure of...

    • Patent number 10,119,894
    • Issue date Nov 6, 2018
    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Eric Holmes
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    Device for measuring the wear of a ball-and-socket joint, ball-and-...

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    • Issue date Aug 7, 2018
    • SKF AEROSPACE FRANCE S.A.S.
    • Yoann Hebrard
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    Ball and socket joint for a vehicle

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    • Issue date Jan 17, 2017
    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Bernd Grannemann
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    Ball joint

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    • Issue date Jan 10, 2017
    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Jürgen Gräber
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    Ball joint

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    • Issue date Dec 13, 2016
    • THK RHYTHM AUTOMOTIVE GmbH
    • Uwe Forthaus
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    Ball joint for automotive suspension

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    • Issue date Mar 29, 2016
    • MEVOTECH LP
    • Ezer Mevorach
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    Ball and socket joint for a vehicle

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    • Issue date Mar 22, 2016
    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Metin Ersoy
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    System and method of monitoring wear in a bearing

    • Patent number 9,157,474
    • Issue date Oct 13, 2015
    • Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    • Hunter J. Davis
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Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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    CENTRAL JOINT DEVICE FOR CHASSIS COMPONENTS

    • Publication number 20230271472
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    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Christoph WERRIES
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    SOCKET ASSEMBLY WITH ANTIROTATION SPRING WASHER

    • Publication number 20230258225
    • Publication date Aug 17, 2023
    • Zhejiang Ruitai Suspension System Technology LTD
    • George R. Schmidt
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    BALL HEAD

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    • CHIEN-TING LIN
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    SPHERICAL JOINT WITH LEVELING AND PANNING CAPABILITY

    • Publication number 20220065389
    • Publication date Mar 3, 2022
    • Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    • Benjamin A. Grover
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    PIVOT JOINT ASSEMBLY

    • Publication number 20210324904
    • Publication date Oct 21, 2021
    • FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC
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    STUDDED BALL JOINT

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    • MF IP Holding, LLC
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    BEARINGS WITH VISUALLY DISTINCT WEAR INDICATORS

    • Publication number 20210324905
    • Publication date Oct 21, 2021
    • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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    SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING WEAR OF A BALL-JOINT CONNECTION D...

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    • AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
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    • B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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    BALL-SOCKET GROMMET

    • Publication number 20190368535
    • Publication date Dec 5, 2019
    • NIFCO AMERICA CORP.
    • Derek RECKER
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    SOCKET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING A SOCKET ASSEMBLY

    • Publication number 20190353201
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    • FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC
    • GLEN C. PARKER
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    BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY

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    • Publication date Oct 31, 2019
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
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    COMPRESSION LOADED BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLY

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    • FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC
    • Glen C. Parker
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    BALL JOINT HOLDER WITH LIMITING ELEMENT

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    • Publication date Apr 25, 2019
    • Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., LTD.
    • PENG-YUAN LEE
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    BALL JOINT

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    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Bernd GRANNEMANN
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    JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR MOTION SIMULATOR

    • Publication number 20180320734
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    • D-BOX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    • Robert ROUSSEAU
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    RADIAL BALL JOINT FOR A VEHICLE

    • Publication number 20180258983
    • Publication date Sep 13, 2018
    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Günter REDDEHASE
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    DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE WEAR OF A BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT, BALL-AND-...

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    • SKF AEROSPACE FRANCE
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    • G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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    BALL JOINT FOR AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSION

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    • MEVOTECH INC.
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    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    SELF-ADJUSTING BUSHING BEARING

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    • CADVENTURES, INC.
    • Thomas J. Danowski
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    BALL JOINT DEVICE

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    • EUROCOPTER
    • Vincent Girard
    • Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    BALL JOINT FOR AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSION

    • Publication number 20130121756
    • Publication date May 16, 2013
    • MEVOTECH INC.
    • Ezer MEVORACH
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    Serviceable Spherical Joints with Wear-Compensation Features

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    • Clayton Kraatz
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    BALL JOINT MECHANISM, KINEMATIC CHAIN AND PARALLEL ROBOT

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    Ball Joint

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    • TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    • Uwe Forthaus
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    BALL AND SOCKET JOINT FOR A VEHICLE

    • Publication number 20120282014
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    • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    • Metin ERSOY
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    BALL AND SOCKET JOINT FOR A VEHICLE

    • Publication number 20120282015
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    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BEARING SHELL ASSEMBLY AND BEARING SHELL...

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    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A JOINT AND A JOINT OBTAINABLE BY THE METHOD

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    • ABB TECHNOLOGY AB
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    FRICTION CONTROLLED BALL JOINT

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